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Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Think Pink Contest Entry!

The weekly contest on the cricut circle for this week is to make a Think Pink entry. In addition to having at least 2 cuts...you also needed 3 of the following: Some Pink, Scallops, Ruffles, Flourishes, Glitter and Jewels!

For my entry...I made my own Lace Cardstock incorporating the title into the design...and then used the Cricut Markers to highlight the title before I cut it out! I used the following cricut cartridges: George and Basic Shapes (for the hearts and some of the letters), Printing Press (more letters) and Storybook (scallop rectangle).

To make the lace cardstock I used my gypsy to lay out the design, welding all the letters together. (It uses up a lot of memory to do this so it takes a little while to compile before cutting.) I saved the completed page as one design. Then, I opened the design again and deleted all the letters that weren't part of the title.

I then did a 'save as' and made this a separate file. This is the file I used first with the cricut markers ONLY...don't cut this version. When the markers finish, don't unload the mat, just replace the blade housing exactly where it is (Tip: I place a small piece of paper, like a post it note, under the marker tip when I'm taking out the marker just in case I drop it on my paper! I don't want the marker to mark up my good paper.)...once the blade housing is in place, on the gypsy select 'return to design'. From here you can open the second file, the one with the full lace cardstock and select cut. As long as you haven't unloaded the mat, it'll cut the full design exactly, including the section you've highlighted with marker.